How to Use steward in a Sentence

steward

1 of 2 noun
  • The race stewards are reviewing the results.
  • Your room steward will thank you, too.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • O’Marcaigh worked as a steward on the yacht at the time.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Being good stewards is part of the job.
    — Jean-Pierre Conte, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Henkel sees his role as a steward, not an owner of the land.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Those who have, for hundreds of years, been stewards of the land.
    — Jane Goodall, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Become a steward of those places.
    — Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But why was Peglar wearing the clothes of a steward?
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • Demps was his steward, the man who cleaned officers’ rooms and shined their shoes.
    — John Blake, CNN, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Roth has said his operation would be a good steward of the land.
    — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022
  • The steward poured the wine, then went to the man’s table, who stood to receive our toast.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Siegfried was 20 years old, strong-jawed, and working as a first-class steward.
    — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The team has an excellent track record and are such thoughtful stewards of great songs.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
  • But who, then, should be the ultimate steward of the Benin bronzes?
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • At the end of the term, a transparent process would appoint the next steward.
    — Christian Kroll, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The goal is not to hand over the keys—but to build stewards who understand the engine.
    — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The state treasurer serves as steward of the state’s tax dollars.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Burnett is a zealous steward of her own legacy.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Will Cain his mission is to be a steward instead of an owner.
    — Taylor Penley, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2022
  • If this happens, be a good steward of their secret by keeping it under your hat!
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Nobody has attempted to present her as a faithful steward of the law.
    — Nr Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022
  • For a long time, the consensus was that the remains were most likely those of a steward.
    — ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
  • Among them were press box steward Kevin Doyle, who has been with the club for 25 years.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
  • And in the past, the community has acted as stewards of the site.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
  • And, as the steward of anything old and historic knows, the to-do list is never-ending.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • But the bar’s devoted steward is still thinking about the future.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Midway through the first half, someone tried to start the song a few rows behind me, but a match steward told him to knock it off.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Nor do strongmen have a pristine record as economic stewards.
    — Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • They will not be handed over peacefully to the stewards of some other system.
    — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Race stewards are in the garages and also in a room filled with video screens to monitor the proceedings.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2025

steward

2 of 2 verb
  • But the press office, which stewards the bank’s image, was not on board.
    — Todd Gillespie, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The club steward reportedly locked the food in the pantry and refused to serve them.
    — William Stadiem, Town & Country, 2 Aug. 2016
  • Her biggest challenge will be to steward the lender out of state ownership.
    — Fortune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • These acts of kindness are a symbol of stewarding God’s gift of grace.
    — Madeline Mitchell, Cincinnati.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Here’s betting that Viard will steward Chanel for at least the next few seasons.
    — Jessica Iredale, Town & Country, 19 Feb. 2019
  • Through its tree-planting events, the preserve hopes to steward rare animal and plant species native to Hawaii.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • At the heart of the dispute are differing opinions about the best use of public land and who should steward the precious resource.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2022
  • His daughter is in a shelter in Jerusalem, helping steward a group of 18-year-olds on a gap year program.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Surely the minds that steward the world’s largest democracies—societies still so attractive to many across the world—can find a better way.
    — Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The initiative is a way to manage high visitor numbers and steward its natural resources.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Being able to steward this work for our community is a humbling opportunity.
    — Sheree Atcheson, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • In place of an artist’s creative intent, these projects hinge entirely on the discernment and dedication of whoever stewards them.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Gary Broadway Main Streets will steward the corridor, according to the news release.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Simply carrying on the policies of past administrations may not be enough to steward Japan into the future.
    — Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Those who practice self-care also maintain boundaries, protect periods of rest, and steward their mental health to show up fully in the college classroom or at your job.
    — Maria Ross, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Sometimes, all the candidates are deeply flawed, and a judgment is required of how to steward faithfully one’s democratic privileges.
    — Andrew T. Walker, National Review, 10 Feb. 2020
  • With photographs, artwork and stories from the Tongva, the exhibit will teach visitors how to steward this valuable land.
    — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • The dead of the Second Ward Cemetery have finally found, in Richards and her team, someone to steward their remains.
    — Elisa Neckar, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2015
  • Winnett said that by focusing on keeping people healthy rather than addressing their needs after a problem, the plan aims to steward the state's finite resources better.
    — Elyse Kelly, Washington Examiner, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Duffy notes that social media specialists’ roles are not simply to steward a brand’s presence on social media, but to act as a personal round-the-clock ambassador for the brand.
    — Jessi Hempel, WIRED, 26 May 2018
  • Intelligence agencies and the Pentagon currently steward this data, most of which is not public.
    — Mary Magnuson, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Standing alongside Indigenous peoples who steward that land, Temprano asked himself whose lands the project would impact.
    — Abby Levene, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2022
  • Even a back-of-the-envelope look at the trillions of dollars this group of Latina women collectively steward is a remarkable benchmark.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2018
  • There is little reason to believe that Millennials will steward the nation’s wealth any more responsibly than Boomers have.
    — James Chappel, The New Republic, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Cabify, the Spanish ride-hailing company, has hired a new chief financial officer to steward its path to a public listing.
    — Jonathan Keane, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • When the right people steward the right domains, governance strengthens, strategy sharpens and risk oversight becomes more disciplined.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Oswalt helped steward the book's completion, with the help of a journalist, Billy Jensen, and a researcher, Paul Haynes.
    — Eli Rosenberg, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Oswalt helped steward the book’s completion, with the help of a journalist, Billy Jensen, and a researcher, Paul Haynes.
    — Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Commissioners must steward public trust and ensure every resident’s voice is respected.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
  • Commissioners must steward public trust and ensure every resident’s voice is respected.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026

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